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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1996 S.I. No. 335/1996 - Port Companies (Appointment of Local Authority Directors) Regulations, 1996 S.I. No. 335/1996 - Port Companies (Appointment of Local Authority Directors) Regulations, 1996 AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 335 of 1996. PORT COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT OF LOCAL AUTHORITY DIRECTORS) REGULATIONS, 1996 I, Sean Barrett, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3
(1)and section 30
(6)of the Harbours Act, 1996 (No. 11 of 1996), hereby make the following regulations. 1. These regulations shall be known as the Port Companies (Appointment of Local Authority Directors) Regulations, 1996. 2. In these regulations "the Minister" means the Minister for the Marine. Local Authority Directors 3. Each local authority mentioned in the First Column of the Schedule to these regulations shall nominate, in the manner prescribed hereinafter, the number of local authority members mentioned in the Second Column of the said Schedule opposite the mention of the local authority to be directors of the company ("the port company") mentioned in that behalf in the Third Column of the said Schedule. The making of nominations 4. Where one, and only one, local authority member falls to be so nominated he or she shall be nominated by a majority of the votes of the members of the local authority present at the meeting of the authority at the time when the business of making the nomination is reached. 5. Where two or more local authority members fall to be so nominated they shall be nominated in accordance with the following provisions: ( a ) any group of members of the local authority comprising the number of members necessary for the purposes of these regulations may nominate a person to be a director of the port company and the person shall be so appointed on that nomination without any voting; and ( b ) the members then remaining to be nominated as directors shall be nominated successively by a majority of the votes of the members of the local authority who are not members of any group referred to in paragraph (
- a)and who were present at the meeting at the time when the business of making the nominations was reached. 6. ( a ) Subject to paragraph (
- b)of this regulation, the number of members of a local authority necessary to form a group for the purposes of these regulations shall be obtained by dividing the total number of such members present at the meeting of the authority when the business of making the relevant nominations to which these regulations relate is reached by the number of the nominations to be so made, or, where the number so obtained is not a whole number, the whole number next above the number so obtained. ( b ) No member of a local authority shall be a member of more than one group for the purposes of these regulations. Warrant of Appointment 7. The appointments shall have effect on the coming into operation of section 30 of the Harbours Act, 1996 . The appointment of a local authority director shall be effected by letter or other instrument in writing signed by the Minister. Casual Vacancy 8. (
- a)Whenever a vacancy occurs amongst the directors of a port company by reason of the death, resignation or disqualification of a local authority director, the local authority by whom the director was nominated shall, within two months after notice of the vacancy has been given to them under this regulation, nominate a person in accordance with regulation 4 of these regulations to be a local authority director to fill the vacancy. ( b ) Where a vacancy occurs by reason of the death, resignation or disqualification of a local authority director, the port company shall forthwith give notice by post of the vacancy to the local authority by whom the director was nominated. ( c ) Where a vacancy occurs by reason of the death, resignation or disqualification of a local authority director and the local authority does not, within two months after the notice of the vacancy has been given to them under this regulation, fill the vacancy, the following provisions shall have effect: (
- i)the port company shall forthwith give notice by post to the Minister that the vacancy has not been filled, and (
- ii)the Minister may thereupon appoint a member of the local authority in question to fill the vacancy, and (iii) the person so appointed by the Minister shall be deemed for the purposes of these regulations to have been duly nominated by the local authority in question to be a local authority director to fill the vacancy. 9. A member appointed in accordance with these regulations shall cease to hold office on ceasing to be a member of the local authority. SCHEDULE Local Authority Number of Directors to be appointed Port Company The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Cork Two Port of Cork Company The council of the County of Cork One The council of the County of Louth One Drogheda Port Company The council of the County of Meath One The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Drogheda One The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin Three Dublin Port Company The council of the County of Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown Three Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company The council of the County of Limerick Three Foynes Port Company The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the County Borough of Galway Two Galway Harbour Company The council of the County of Galway One The council of the County of Wexford One New Ross Port Company The council of the County of Kilkenny One The council of the Urban District of New Ross One The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Limerick One Shannon Estuary Ports Company The council of the County of Clare One The council of the County of Kerry One The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Waterford One Port of Waterford Company The council of the County of Kilkenny One The council of the County of Waterford One GIVEN under my Official Seal this 14th day of November, 1996 Sgd Sean Barrett SEAN BARRETT Minister for the Marine Explanatory Note These regulations prescribe the nominating local authorities and also prescribe the manner in which the local authority directors are to be nominated to port company Boards. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais